FAAST Blast - September 21, 2010 Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update "Line Up and Wait" Training Now Available On Sept. 30, 2010, the familiar ATC instruction "taxi in position and hold" will become history. Instead, expect to hear "line up and wait" when ATC issues instruction for a pilot to taxi onto a departure runway and wait for takeoff clearance. Another procedure change that occurred on June 30, 2010, requires ATC to issue an explicit clearance to aircraft crossing any runway (active, inactive, and closed). To help pilots with these important procedure changes, FAA added an online training module to www.FAASafety.gov. The course is titled "Line Up and Wait: Taxi Authorization and Runway Clearance Guidance for Airmen," and is listed in the Featured Courses portal on the FAASafety.gov home page. The course provides a good review of safe taxi operations, ATC procedures and phraseology, and pilot responsibilities. It also reviews best practices for avoiding runway incursions, such as knowing and understanding the meaning of the runway hold markings. Some three-fourths of runway incursions result from a failure to comply with this marking. Additional details on both procedure changes are available in the Aeronautical Informational Manual (AIM) and Pilot/Controller Glossary, located under the Air Traffic section of www.faa.gov. You can also reference more specific information on line up and wait with FAA Notice JO 7110.536. Medical Certification Clarification: In his Sept/Oct 2010 Ask Medical Certification column in FAA Safety Briefing Dr. Warren Silberman answered this question: "Can I get a medical with Type II insulin-dependent diabetes?" To clarify his answer (see page 6), Dr. Silberman adds, "Once you are on insulin, you can only be certificated for a private pilot third-class medical certificate. However, if you are a Type II diabetic on oral medication-not insulin-you can get any class of medical certificate as long as you meet our criteria." What Pilots Need to Know (Before Offering your Piloting Skills to the Public) The Sept/Oct 2010 issue of FAA Safety Briefing, which focuses on proficiency and its absolute importance for pilots and aviation maintenance technicians, also includes a must-read article for pilots. FAA's Paul Greer writes about the complicated subject of receiving compensation for your flying. He says, "Flying and getting paid for it has been a dream that most pilots have had at one time or another. It's been done by generations of pilots, but it's also an area ripe with opportunities for new (and even older) pilots to run afoul of the regulations." Check it out on page 12. To view the issue, go to: http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul K" <airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 7:57 PM Subject: PHOTOS: PHL - October 01, 2010 > PHOTOS: PHL - October 01, 2010 > > Turned out to be a good day, despite the clouds. If it wasn't for the ABX > & > DHL Diversions (which are still there), I would have missed a few GREAT > biz > jets. Highlights were an Italian AF F900 (MM62245), A BEAUTIFUL German > G550 > (D-AJJK), a nice Lear (N986SA), another G550 that I would swear belonged > to > the Detroit Lions (N800DL) - It's got a lion on the tail, DL designation - > but it appears not. Anyhow, I was waiting for this to depart, and it > crossed > me up by departing on 35 at midfield. Never seen a Gulfstream do that > before. > > Plus, ATC has a new phrase. Instead of "Position & Hold" it's Now "Line > Up > & Wait" . That sounds so cheap. > > > Photos Link: > > http://phlairline.com/spotter/100110.html > > Cheers, > Paul > > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail > to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the > following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".